Standoff Ends At Mcdonald's

April 27, 1998

A standoff that began with an apparent botched robbery at a McDonald's restaurant in New Bedford, Mass., ended Monday when 13 people were freed by a SWAT team and two others were found safe in New York City. No customers or workers were injured. But a masked gunman was found dead in the back of the restaurant from a gunshot he might have received from police, Police Chief Arthur Kelly said. A second gunman was being sought. He had fled in a car with two female hostages. The women, ages 23 and 20, were left in a New York City motel room, bound and gagged, but freed themselves and called for help, according to New York police. One of them was a McDonald's employee.